Before the story begins, the narrator sets the scene by telling us about the pirate 1., who long ago buried his ill-gotten treasure in a thickly-wooded 2. not far from Boston, Massachusetts. Old stories have it that the 3.himself guards the money. Kidd never enjoyed his wealth, however, for he was arrested in Boston soon after burying it and later 4. in England for his crimes. The story opens in 1727. 5. is a 6.man, who lives near the swamp with his nagging, scolding, just as greedy, and abusive 7. . Their house is 8.-looking, and has about it “an air of 9.,” as does their 10. horse. One evening Tom is taking a shortcut home through the 11.when he comes to the ruins of an old 12.fort.

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.